The Nurse Collaborating on a Community Committee Designing Responses for a Bioterrorism

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse collaborating on a community committee designing responses for a bioterrorism attack would understand that an attack by smallpox (Select all that apply)

• A) can be perpetuated through contact with infected items.
• B) could be made with only a small amount of the virus.
• C) is predicted to be deadly because there is no vaccine available.
• D) will create terror because there is no effective treatment for smallpox.
• E) would be hard to control because of the long time between infection and illness.

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Definitions:

Instrumental Aggression

Aggressive behavior that is intentional and planned, often used as a means to achieve a specific goal.

Proactive Aggression

Aggressive behavior that is premeditated and intended to achieve a specific goal, rather than being a response to an immediate threat.

Instrumental Aggression

Instrumental Aggression is a type of behavior aimed at achieving a certain goal or objective, rather than stemming from anger or emotion.

Displaced Aggression

Any behavior that intentionally harms a substitute target rather than the provocateur.